The Romanian Energy Strategy 2035, with a horizon of 2050, could be adopted this week, by Government decision, this being correlated with the National Integrated Energy and Climate Change Plan (PNIESC), a document that Romania has assumed at the European level, said on Tuesday the relevant minister, Sebastian Burduja, during a specialized conference.

“For many years, Romania has not had an energy strategy. The last one was adopted in 2007. When I took office, many people in the system told me: we don’t have an energy strategy, let’s do one. No one thought this was possible. There is a good chance that this week, adopted in the Government meeting, by Government decision, the energy strategy of Romania 2035, with a horizon of 2050. It is also fully correlated with the National Integrated Energy and Climate Change Plan (PNIESC), a document that Romania has assumed at the European level. We have also managed to catch up on the gaps, to send it in final form to the European Commission,” Burduja said, according to Agerpres.

He stressed that, in the short and medium term, Romania will make the transition from coal to gas, and in the medium and long term, from gas to nuclear.

“Romania is no longer among the last states that have not sent its Integrated National Plan. As we are talking about European commitments, I am convinced that, no matter who comes to power, they will respect them, because there may be unpleasant consequences if we do not. Certainly, now, through the National Energy Strategy, we also have a plan that we could describe simply: in the short and medium term, we make the transition from coal to gas, all the more so since Romania will have important gas resources in the Black Sea – and I assure you that we are not stuck in ineptitudes such as ancient vestiges 160 km offshore, on the bottom of the Black Sea. In the medium and long term, let’s switch from gas to nuclear, where Romania has tradition, has performance, has projects in the works, it will have everything it needs to ensure an energy transition, in this order of priorities: secure energy, accessible energy and the cleanest energy possible,” added the minister.